Harambee Stars Coach Engin Firat resigns

Harambee Stars Coach Engin Firat resigns

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Newly appointed President of the Football Kenya Federation Hussein Mohammed has confirmed the resignation of the National Team head coach Engin Firat.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Hussein introduced that he had obtained a notice from the Turkish gaffer terminating his contract this week.

Following Firat’s resignation, FKF President Hussein who took over the instruments of power from Nick Mwendwa in a tightly contested race, assured the nation the soccer governing physique had considered the matter and would give a means ahead after deliberations with different stakeholders and the National Executive (NEC) members.

“I would like to point out that the national team coach terminated his contract through a notice that was issued at the beginning of this week and it was important to convene the media and inform all Kenyans that as we speak today he opted to terminate his contract with the federation and we will be looking at alternative and a way forward,” Hussein acknowledged.

Hussein knowledgeable the nation that Firat was on a four-year contract which was signed in November 2021. Part of his deliverables was to assist Harambee Stars qualify for the 34 and 35 editions of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

“Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is in receipt of a communication from national team coach Engin Firat the first of a notice of termination of his contract entered in November 2021. The matter has since been forwarded to the FKF Executive for review and deliberation,” Hussein introduced whereas beginning his media tackle.

“FKF needs to maneuver with velocity to deal with the matter at hand and in the end we’ll present route on the identical after inside session. Firat initially entered a two-month contract with FKF in September 2021 that later earned 4 years and two two-month extension till January 2026.

“Part of his deliverables included qualifying for the 34th edition of the 2023 African Cup of Nations as well as the 35th edition of AFCON 2025 which could have earned him a further two-year extension,” he detailed.

Prepare for CHAN

His exit comes at a time when the nation is getting ready to participate within the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) which Kenya is co-hosting alongside Uganda and Tanzania.

In his tackle to the nation, the FKF president alongside his deputy Macdonald Mariga and FKF CEO Patrick Korir, pledged to maneuver with velocity and assist assemble a group that might assist Harambee Stars put up spectacular outcomes.

Under Firat’s watch, Kenya did not qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and was bundled out of the qualification means of the delayed 2024 African Cations Championships (CHAN).

Kenya was bundled out of the qualifiers of the 2025 Afcon after ending third in Group ‘J’ behind Cameroon and Zimbabwe.

Cameroon and Zimbabwe completed on high of the group and certified to play in Africa’s premier nationwide soccer group match.

For CHAN, Kenya will participate within the match for the courtesy of being a number nation.